• Boulder Start Up Week: Birthday Edition

    For most of the country, it’s just another week, but for us here in Boulder, Co, we have a lot to celebrate! This week spins up the sixth annual Boulder Start Up Week (and second year Matter is a sponsor!) during which thousands of entrepreneurs and their teams network and learn with other workaholic dreamers in the area. This event encompasses so much of our own company’s mission – giving back, community, professional growth—and are therefore once again proud sponsors of the event!

    Next, it is our birthday! One year ago, we opened this Matter office, and it has been a wild ride. A few splashes of paint and several team members later, we honestly couldn’t be happier with our new community. We’re working with some of the most innovative brands on the west coast and have found some incredible talent to further build our consumer and B2B expertise.

    If you’re in the area (or simply curious), take a moment to read about all of the fun things we’re doing this week:

    • Anniversary Party / BSW Startup Crawl: Tuesday, May 17, from 4-8 p.m., we’ll be enjoying drinks and hors d’ oeuvres with hundreds of our closest Boulder friends.
    • Job Fair: Wednesday, May 18, come by and visit our table if you’re interested in joining the Matter team! Grab some swag and tell us about you.
    • Marketing Meetup: Thursday, May 19, from 3-4:30 p.m., we are opening our doors once again to bring together some of the best marketing minds in the biz. Grab a drink and chat with us around the latest trends in lead-gen/nurturing, social and PR.
    • Sponsor videos: Our incredible video team will be shooting 15 videos throughout the week, donated as part of our BWS sponsorship. The videos will feature startups in the area and their founders.
    • Social: Join us on social (Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn) throughout the week to feel as if you’re there or share your own if you are! Hashtag #BSW16 …we’ll be posting photos, videos and live coverage all week!

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  • What I Learned at Boulder PR Firm Matter Communications

    “Wow, this place was awarded among ‘Best Places to Work’ five times in a row, TOO!?” I thought to myself as I applied for a position at Matter a little over three months ago. Could I really begin my Public Relations career at my dream agency? Coming out as a college graduate, it’s hard to be too picky when it comes to your first real job – but if I could have picked a place to start, it was Matter Communications.

    Lo and behold – three months later, I can now reflect back on my amazing time here at Matter and all that I have experienced in a short amount of time. Here are a few things that I believe set Matter apart from the pack:

    The People

    I never knew it was possible to feel like you know someone without ever having met them – especially in an agency that has five separate offices across three different time zones. While it’s different when it comes to coordinating schedules, it’s awesome to be able to have such a large company, yet feel so close to your teams. Our new Boulder office has already had many visitors come through from other offices – something that’s encouraged and practiced throughout the year among all the offices.

    The Culture

    While the Boulder office is still brand new and people who moved here from our main office in Newburyport are still adjusting to new life, we still make it a point to have fun and relieve stress whenever we can. Grabbing dinner and drinks after a long work day? Yep! Going to a Broncos game? You bet! Skydiving?? Okay, not skydiving. But, maybe one day…

    The Knowledge

    The amount of experience and pure skill that everyone possesses at Matter, whether having 15 years of experience or 1, is remarkable. Everyone just has those special qualities you need to be successful not only in a public relations, but in an agency. You can rest easy knowing that everyone around you is great at what they do, and can count on the expertise of your colleagues to be dependable and rock-solid – things I think that’s that makes Matter stand out.

    Can you ever truly be ready for life in the real world? Maybe. But being a part of a company that genuinely cares for its clients and employees in ways that I didn’t think were possible before I started working here, as well as being around great people, definitely helps to adjust. It’s been awesome seeing this company grow just in the short time I’ve been here, and I’m excited to be on this ride to see where it goes.

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